The Elite: An understanding heart
Hello, I want to formally introduce myself. My name is Tiffany, I am 35 years old and a bondservant of Christ. Just a little background about me, It has been 10 years since the Lord used an old friend of mine to pull me out of a cult that I was in. The Cult was called The Way International, which taught false doctrine as I later found out after spending six years as a member. I have much to share about false religions that I have been involved with. I will go into greater detail about them in later blog entries.
So this blog is kind of a celebration of my life in Christ over these few years.
I have been prayerfully wanting to begin writing on this blog just to share and open up my life to others. My prayer is that I will be able to be a blessing to someone in this world by sharing real-life issues and solutions. Most of the things I will share will be experiences that I have had the privilege of going through in my spiritual walk with Christ. Praying this will encourage you to move forward in your relationship with Christ.
To be honest I must say It has been a trying time in my relationship with the Lord Jesus since I invited Him into my heart in October 2005. It was about 7 months after I had left the church cult The Way. As I remember back on that time, I was a whole sinner living with my boyfriend at the time. I was very weary of religion and gave up my relationship with the "Jesus" The Way had taught me. My boyfriend and I often did drugs and drank alcohol almost daily. It was at a time when I was thriving in my banking career. I guess I really didn't know what I was getting ready to embark upon after a friend of mine invited me to her church. It was there at Triumphant Christian Center that I really made up my mind that I was going to take this opportunity to start fresh with Jesus ready for a change in my life. During the services there I decided I would finally do what was in my heart and let Him lead me again.
One day I was talking to a guy friend I met in Michigan. We were on a long-distance call as I was telling him about the service at church I had been to earlier that day. I told him what the prophet spoke over me. The prophet told me "You are stuck in a rut". I thought to myself, I could have told you that!
I thought prophets were supposed to tell you something you didn't know. Funny, I was so wrong. The thing was, I was taught even at the Way International that prophets foretell or forth tell. So, I really should have known better. As I was telling my friend what the prophet told me, I said to my friend, "What the prophet should have told me is how to get out of the rut"! My friend responded, "Tiffany you know how to get out of the rut" I was a bit shocked at his response. But after thinking about it for a minute I said to him "you know what, you're right". I did know how to get out of the rut I was in. The answer was to turn to Jesus!
I am so thankful to Jesus that God used my friend that day. I then began my pursuit to get back to the Lord. Those first few steps were very intense but worth it. I began my journey forward, leaving behind a broken and sinful past. I was very torn spiritually and mentally and didn't realize it until God began to heal me in amazing ways. I didn't know how sick I was until God took me by the hand, led me through the scriptures, and showed me my sins against him. It was His bright light on my life that revealed so much ugliness. I was so grateful that He had sent His only Son to die and take the punishment for all that sin in my place. I received so much grace during my baby stages in my walk with God. It was as if He held me in his lap and loved on me tenderly.
I want to tell you more about the times I was S.I.N.G.L.E. Please keep looking for future posts. He is always with us even until the end. We overcome by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimony!
God willing I will write more.
Love, Your sister in Christ
Tiffany <3
One day I was talking to a guy friend I met in Michigan. We were on a long-distance call as I was telling him about the service at church I had been to earlier that day. I told him what the prophet spoke over me. The prophet told me "You are stuck in a rut". I thought to myself, I could have told you that!
I thought prophets were supposed to tell you something you didn't know. Funny, I was so wrong. The thing was, I was taught even at the Way International that prophets foretell or forth tell. So, I really should have known better. As I was telling my friend what the prophet told me, I said to my friend, "What the prophet should have told me is how to get out of the rut"! My friend responded, "Tiffany you know how to get out of the rut" I was a bit shocked at his response. But after thinking about it for a minute I said to him "you know what, you're right". I did know how to get out of the rut I was in. The answer was to turn to Jesus!
I am so thankful to Jesus that God used my friend that day. I then began my pursuit to get back to the Lord. Those first few steps were very intense but worth it. I began my journey forward, leaving behind a broken and sinful past. I was very torn spiritually and mentally and didn't realize it until God began to heal me in amazing ways. I didn't know how sick I was until God took me by the hand, led me through the scriptures, and showed me my sins against him. It was His bright light on my life that revealed so much ugliness. I was so grateful that He had sent His only Son to die and take the punishment for all that sin in my place. I received so much grace during my baby stages in my walk with God. It was as if He held me in his lap and loved on me tenderly.
I want to tell you more about the times I was S.I.N.G.L.E. Please keep looking for future posts. He is always with us even until the end. We overcome by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimony!
God willing I will write more.
Love, Your sister in Christ
Tiffany <3
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